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Dealing with Stomach Pain and Digestive Distress

An increasingly common complaint is digestive distress and/or stomach pain after one has eaten a meal. We certainly see these symptom featured more in commercials for over-the-counter and prescription medications. Some recent research indicates that the eating of genetically modified foods is causing gut inflammation and digestive allergic responses. Whatever the cause, more of us are being affected by stomach and intestinal pain and discomfort.

Remedies are available from the natural kingdoms that relieve symptoms and correct the digestive imbalances without producing unwanted side effects or new conditions of poor health. Like nature’s 3 kingdoms, relief can be found from mineral, herbal and animal sources:

Minerals: Salt and Baking Soda

Swallowing a pinch of fully mineralized salt (let it first dissolve on the tongue) can be of immediate help to inhibit the growth of any organism ingested that might be harmful to your digestion and health.

Mixing 2 teaspoons of baking soda with approximately 2/3 of a glass of water and drinking it will relieve indigestion, heartburn and other distress by producing burping and the release of blocked intestinal gas.

Herbs: Mint, Shepherd’s Purse, Purselane, Strawberry Leaves

Use these herbs individually or in combination as a tea or encapsulated to bring quick relief to gut distress.

Animal-based supplements: Flora, Pepsin and Organ meats

Micro-organisms in the intestines perform the bulk of the digestive function. Flora is necessary to maintain a healthy balance of these organisms – bifidus and acidopholus specifically. Best taken in a powdered form that can be refrigerated so that vitality is maintained, flora should be taken on an empty stomach so that it is not digested and killed by stomach acid that is produced when eating a normal meal.

A digestive ingredient that is commonly lost to our chemistry around the third decade of life is Pepsin. It is essential for the onset of protein digestion and can be purchased as a supplement to quickly correct upper G.I. tract dysfunction. Pepsin increases digestive efficiency especially when heavier protein meals have been eaten by initiating the break down of protein in the stomach.

A technique used in many cultures is to eat digestive organs of other animals that are structurally similar to humans to provide nutritional building blocks for our own organs. Sweetbreads, tripe and chitterlings are especially good when experiencing low glandular function, stomach and intestinal distress, respectively.

Last, and certainly not least, is water. Water is fundamental to good organ function. It is the primary lubricant and greatest bulking agent in the gut. Water keeps the mucous membranes healthy, preventing cracks through which micro-organisms can leak into the blood stream. It is critical for the end of the digestive process, elimination, in which water keeps matter soft and moving. Water balance and some nutrients occur primarily in the colon.

Additionally, several Herbal Solutions formulas are recommended that are very dynamic in addressing and improving gut function:

Fully mineralized salt inhibits and kills micro-organisms

We all know that we are more susceptible to colds and flu during the winter months as the colder weather and lower temperatures place an additional stress on our body’s ability to function normally. We also are more confined to the indoors, where fungal and bacterial micro-organisms can more easily invade and impact us. Two very common household items can be incorporated into your daily routine to boost your immune system naturally and help ward off colds, flu and infections, and achieve better health – Salt and Baking Soda:

Fully Mineralized Saltcan kill or inhibit the growth of organisms. The human body is .9% salt and is constantly maintaining the salinity in our bodily fluids, such as tears, mucous, blood, urine and perspiration. This salinity is necessary to clean up unwanted elements in the fluids’ chemistry – such as microorganisms, pesticides, hormones, chlorine, etc. Salt works quite naturally with our chemistry and physiology as humanity has evolved with its use. Salt is also the basis of our electrolyte system and is necessary for the body to conduct its electrical currents. Without salt, we face serious consequences – death being the most dire; deficient immune function, fainting, dehydration, nausea or indigestion, and constipation being other signs of salt deficiencies. We recommend the following tips for using fully mineralized salt that will assist and boost your immune system naturally this winter:

Sprinkle salt on your food and in your cooking.

Drink small amounts of salt (a pinch to a ¼ teaspoon) in a glass of water.

Place salt in a neti pot to wash out the nasal passages. This reduces the number of organisms entering through these passages that your immune system will have to address.

Make a solution of 20 % salt and 80 % water and place it in a spray bottle. Spray into the nasal passages and mouth to inhibit the growth of organisms that purportedly cause influenza.

Baking Soda is an alkaline and another form of salt. Rather than inhibit the growth of organisms, baking soda causes yeast-like organisms to explode or crenate, further assisting immune function. We recommend the following tips for using baking soda:

Add 1/3 cup to the bath and rub on the face and skin to get rid of organisms while bathing. Yeast and fungal organisms continually migrate back and forth from the interior of the body to the skin. This will any alleviate any itching you are experiencing.

Use as an exfoliant for the entire body.

Apply it like a talc to the pubic area and perineum, avoiding the vaginal vault, to reduce fungal organisms transmitted during sex (yeast is naturally found in the vagina). The outer layer of skin that has been covered with baking soda will peel off over a few days, leaving the area free of any itching, yeast and fungal. This is a good technique for proper hygiene for both males and females, and especially for females experiencing sensitivity during and after the sex act.

Herbal Remedies Alternatives to Antibiotic Use

The fact that herbs have been and continue to be used to treat illness is grounded in evolution. As humanity has evolved, elements from the mineral, plant and animal kingdoms are incorporated into our physiology, meaning that there are chemical compatabilities between our operating structures and plants. When applied or ingested, herbs assist the healing process by delivering vital chemicals to physiologically change the condition to one that is more in harmony with normal health. In today’s world there are so many stressors on the human system that it is more and more difficult to keep the balance of our human, bacterial and fungal organism cells maintained. This is evident in the rise in infectious and chronic disease states.

Unlike conventional antibiotics that are used to eliminate the bacteria causing the disease, Herbal Solutions teas are formulated to adjust and maintain the correct balance of microbial organisms.Utilizing this natural approach, we recommend three formulas that can assist you in alleviating infections and maintaining a healthy flora and fauna:

Micro Balancer diminishes the largest non-human aspect of our microbiome – fungal organisms and mycol bacterium (organisms that incorporate characteristics of both fungus and bacteria and can morph into new organisms resistant to known treatments – hence, superbugs). With frequent use, this herbal formula negates the use of other anti-microbial products and allows the immune system to play a greater role in maintaining harmony within your flora and fauna. It addresses both acute infections, like colds, flu, and fevers, as well as chronic infections that have been in existence for two weeks or longer. There are no known detrimental effects associated with the use of this formula.

Beta Micro Balancer compensates for the fungal and mycol bacterium organisms’ abilities to morph into more complicated versions that cause more complex diseases. We recommend that you alternate using this formula with Micro Balancer.

Cold and Flu shortens the duration of a cold or flu by assisting your immune system to do its job faster and more efficiently. While alleviating symptoms, it also provides natural Vitamin C, natural citric and malic acids and bioflavonoids that boost cardiovascular and pulmonary function.

Disclaimer: These formulas are not meant to treat disease but are to assist you and your treating
physician in helping you to get well. They simply provide useful nutrients and support from the plant
kingdom. All formulas contain plants from the FDA G.R.A.S. list.